Queens Center

We like to think of this as the one real mall in the city. Queens Center has many of the retail chains everyone visits in Soho and Union Square (Forever 21, Benetton, H&M, Urban Outfitters, Club Monaco) minus the packed crowds and overtaxed staff. That means these stores will, for once, carry clothing in your sizeabut just don't expect quite the same selection. The H&M here is a smaller, more sedate version of the ones in downtown Manhattan. But does downtown Manhattan have a Cinnabon?

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